HR Skills: Investigations and Disciplinary Processes

Enhance your HR skills. Dynamic workshops tailored for HR professionals in advisory and business partnering roles. Gain practical skills to manage risks in disciplinary actions and investigations through realistic, hands-on scenarios.

This program provides the flexibility to design your own 2-hour (2 modules) or 3-hour (3 modules) workshop from 17 available topics.

IMPACT

Are you ready to enhance your HR skills and build internal capability within your organisation? This dynamic series of workshops is designed specifically for HR professionals looking to excel in advisory and business partnering roles.

These engaging sessions will draw on your existing knowledge of the Australian workplace relations system while equipping you with practical skills to effectively manage risks that arise from investigation processes and disciplinary decisions. You’ll gain invaluable insights and expertise that will set you apart in the HR landscape.

Ideal for those managing HR processes but seeking to bolster their experience, our workshops offer a unique opportunity to practice your skills in a realistic, risk-free environment based on real-life scenarios.

CONTENT

Designed and delivered by experts in employee relations, module topics include:

  1. Deciding whether to investigate. Identifying alternative options and whether to go external.
  2. Planning and identifying evidence
  3. Taking witness statements
  4. Drafting allegations
  5. Managing witnesses (procedure and emotions)
  6. Representative rights, dealing with advocates
  7. What to do with a written response
  8. How to balance conflicting evidence
  9. How to apply the ‘balance of probabilities’ test
  10. Serious misconduct – how it changes process
  11. Suspension – what to say and do
  12. Formal correspondence: how and when to send it
  13. Decision-making: difference between findings and outcomes
  14. Warnings: how long do they last, what should they say
  15. Dealing with dishonesty
  16. When a witness doesn’t want to be involved
  17. Conduct a counselling conversation


We can recommend a basics package based on your desired learning outcomes.

DETAILS
  • Duration:
    • Two-hour workshop: Pick any 2 of the above modules.
    • Three-hour workshop: Pick any 3 of the above modules.
  • Delivery: Face-to-face or online via Teams
  • Engagement: Sessions are capped at 24 attendees to maximise interaction
  • Pricing:
    • Two-hour workshop (2 modules) $1,960 per workshop or $1,800 for clients with a current MyEMS subscription.
    • Three-hour workshop (3 modules) $2,450 per workshop or $2,250 for clients with a current MyEMS subscription.
  • Exclusions: GST, room hire, catering, and reasonable travel/accommodation expenses for face-to-face sessions outside the Adelaide metropolitan area.
  • Customisation: We offer bespoke training options; a tailored quote will be provided prior to delivery.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop has is tailored specifically for human resources practitioners eager to elevate their skills and expertise in managing formal processes with confidence and finesse. If you aspire to excel in an advisory or business partnering role and beyond, this course was designed with you in mind.

Additionally, operational leaders and business owners who find themselves making disciplinary decisions without the support of internal HR advisors will greatly benefit from this training. Participants should have some foundational knowledge of the Australian workplace relations system and HR processes, ensuring a more enriching experience for all.